Brussels, 05/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - Although it watered down some of the provisions, the European Parliament, on Thursday 4 December, approved the proposal to set up a multi-annual plan for the herring stock in the West of Scotland. The report by Struan Stevenson (EPP-ED, UK) was adopted by 529 votes to 49, with 9 abstentions. The herring TAC (total allowable catch) in the West of Scotland in 2007 was 33,340 tonnes for the EU, with 60.4% of that for the United Kingdom, 15.1% for Ireland,...